Paula Barker
- Constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 12 December 2019
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 86%
- Debates contributed to
- 152
- Registered interests
- 5
- Declared value
- £19,009
Record last updated 7 Nov 2026
Paula Barker, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Liverpool Wavertree, was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024, one day after parliament began. She has cast 545 votes from 631 eligible divisions, achieving an 86% participation rate and standing in the top 25% of MPs by voting participation and the top 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast. She has made 274 contributions across 152 debates, with her top debate topics being Other/Procedural, Foreign Affairs & Defence, and Child Welfare & Safeguarding. First elected in December 2019, she stands in the top 5% of MPs elected in 2019 by votes cast.
Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
545 / 631
86.37%
Ranked #68 of 655 MPs (90th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
152 / 12881
274 total contributions
Ranked #319 of 655 MPs (51th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
5
£19,009.12
Ranked #370 of 655 MPs (44th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Paula Barker is the Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.
Constituencies
- Liverpool Wavertree Jul 2024 – present
- Liverpool, Wavertree Dec 2019 – May 2024
Posts held
- Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government) Oct 2022 – Nov 2023 · Opposition